Ethanol tanker catches fire near Yellapur, CNG tanker overturns in Surathkal

KARWAR, MANGALURU: A spirit tanker caught fire after overturning in Arebail Ghat on Saturday. Luckily, the driver escaped unharmed.

The tanker, carrying ethanol from Chikkodi to Kerala, overturned, resulting in a fire due to the impact of the crash. A case has been registered at the Yellapur police station.

Meanwhile, in Surathkal, a CNG tanker started leaking after it overturned on a flyover on National Highway-66 on Friday night. The police had blocked the flyover and aA team of experts from MRPL controlled the leakage at night.

Traffic was restored after the gas was completely drained and the tanker cleared from the flyover.